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ProfessorMartinBidartondo

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Professor of Molecular Ecology
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 8332 5382m.bidartondo Website

 
 
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Location

 

Jodrell GateRoyal Botanic GardensRoyal Botanic Gardens

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Kendon:2020:10.1007/s00572-020-00971-x,
author = {Kendon, JP and Yokoya, K and Zettler, LW and Jacob, AS and McDiarmid, F and Bidartondo, MI and Sarasan, V},
doi = {10.1007/s00572-020-00971-x},
journal = {Mycorrhiza},
pages = {567--576},
title = {Recovery of mycorrhizal fungi from wild collected protocorms of Madagascan endemic orchidAerangis ellisii(BS Williams) Schltr. and their use in seed germination in vitro},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-020-00971-x},
volume = {30},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) are critical for seed germination and maintaining natural populations of orchids, yet the degree of specificity of most orchids to their mycorrhizal associates remains unknown. Many orchids are at risk of extinction, whether generalists or specialists, but orchid species of narrow fungal specificity are arguably under increased threat due to their requirement for specific fungal symbionts. This study characterises the fungi associated with Aerangis ellisii, a lithophytic orchid from a site in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. Culturable OMF isolated from spontaneous protocorms of this species from the wild were used for seed germination. In vitro germination and seedling development of A. ellisii were achieved with fungi derived from A. ellisii and an isolate from a different Aerangis species 30 km away. The significance of these findings and their importance to conservation strategies for this species and other Aerangis spp. is discussed. These results have important implications for the conservation of A. ellisii populations in Madagascar.
AU  - Kendon,JP
AU  - Yokoya,K
AU  - Zettler,LW
AU  - Jacob,AS
AU  - McDiarmid,F
AU  - Bidartondo,MI
AU  - Sarasan,V
DO  - 10.1007/s00572-020-00971-x
EP  - 576
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0940-6360
SP  - 567
TI  - Recovery of mycorrhizal fungi from wild collected protocorms of Madagascan endemic orchidAerangis ellisii(BS Williams) Schltr. and their use in seed germination in vitro
T2  - Mycorrhiza
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-020-00971-x
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000539921700001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00572-020-00971-x
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93931
VL  - 30
ER  -
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